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Kristy Sanderson is a Professor in Applied Health Research at the School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia. She is a member of the Norwich Institute for Healthy Aging and Lifespan Health, and leads the Health Promotion group. Her work focuses on public health approaches to mental health, particularly workplace wellbeing, sleep, and fatigue in high-risk occupations. As a psychiatric epidemiologist and registered psychologist, she addresses national priorities in workforce health through projects on mental resilience, suicide prevention, and carer support.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Psychiatric Epidemiology, University of New South Wales (2001)
- B.Sc. in Psychology (Hons), University of New South Wales (1993)
Her research spans public mental health, occupational wellbeing, mindfulness interventions, and psychiatric epidemiology. Key interests include strategies to improve mental resilience in emergency responders, fatigue management in healthcare, and support systems for learners and carers. Current projects explore sleep quality in health staff, ambulance worker mental health, and PhD student wellbeing.
Publications focus on mental health interventions, occupational wellbeing, and pandemic impacts, with trends showing strong emphasis on qualitative/quantitative methods in public health, epidemiology, and healthcare systems. Recent work highlights interdisciplinary approaches to workforce sustainability and mental health promotion.
Awards and fellowships:
- Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health
- ARC Future Fellowship
She has supervised 18 PhD students and secured over AU$9.8M in grants, including continuous NHMRC funding (2003-2019). As Theme Lead for NIHR ARC East of England, she directs workforce wellbeing initiatives and collaborates across medicine, nursing, psychology, and sociology. Her team develops evidence-based interventions for health systems and high-risk occupations.
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